A listener complained to the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa that the remark was sexually degrading -- a charge the commission upheld.

"It was found that this statement amounted to the strengthening of an attitude of male entitlement: that women were there for the taking, as it were. The statement was found to be seriously degrading to women," it said in its ruling.

The radio station was reprimanded but was not forced to pay a fine.

Kallis, 35, who plays for Indian Premier League side Kolkata Knight Riders, was the top run scorer of the Proteas' Test series against India, scoring 498 runs, including three centuries.